Two US citizens kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead while two others have been found alive, local officials have confirmed. Intelligence units from Mexico and the US including the FBI, Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and the Mexican Navy (Marina) had been hunting for the group since they were kidnapped shortly after entering the city of Matamoros.
Américo Villarreal, the governor of Tamaulipas state, has confirmed two dead bodies, a wounded victim and another who is still alive have been found by officials. The condition of the two surviving victims is not yet known.
Villarreal made the announcement during a morning press conference with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. According to the Mirror, he said: "Of the four, two of them are dead, one person is wounded and the other is alive and right now the ambulances and the rest of the security personnel are going for them for give the corresponding support."
